Friday, August 16, 2013

HTTP Traffic monitor and capture tools

Here is a quick list of tools that can capture and monitor http traffic between your browser and server. yeah, I know wireshark exists. it is just that I still do not know how to use it!



  1. tcpflow - works at card level. Much better if you can script things on your own box.
  2. Fiddler - Nice tool but Windows only (who is going to download mono to install a http capture tool on linux box?)
  3. httpry - Not tried yet, on the list though!
  4. TCPCatcher - Would need Java. Downloadable as a stanadlone jar.
  5. Charles Proxy - commercial (50$)  but people have lot of praise for the tool.
  6. WebScarab - Our security team was using it. Ugly as hell but does the job.


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